
Story
Mia Del Bene
is an interdisciplinary designer working and living in Portland, Maine with a background in industrial design, graphic design, photography, and various craft disciplines.
Driven by arts, culture, the environment, and problem solving systems; Her practice is rooted in bringing ease, order, joy and restorative regulation into our communities, spaces and bodies.
Trained at the Pratt Institute and the Maine College of Art and Design, Mia is currently pursuing her Masters in Art Education while working as a Tattoo Artist, Yoga Teacher and Editorial Designer.
Exhibitions
Four Freedoms
Bob Crewe Gallery
2018
Futurespective
Institute of Contemporary Art
2019
Terrains
Friedman Gallery
2021
Play Lab: Surrealist Play Gone Astray
Portland Museum of Art
2022
Clever Cup
Center for Maine Craft
2024
Collective Marks
Space Gallery
2025
Curation & Installation
Ruby Jubilee
40th Anniversary Celebration
Costumes & Masks;
Wildling creatures
Boxes, Boxes, and more Boxes
series of rose engine lathe turned vessels
in TANDEM
an exploration of glass artistry and fabrication
PINCHED
a collection of hand built wares and works
Forging; Flora and Fauna
a series of metalwork inspired by nature
Marsh & Stone: Returning Home
a varied collection of sea inspired blown glass
WHAT IF?
an exploration of materials and boundaries
Maine Craft Association
2023
by Deb Butters
2023
by Christopher Joyce
2023
by Terrill Waldman & Charlie Jenkins
2023
by Ingrid Bathe
2023
by DMG Designs
2023
by Gordo Glass
2024
by Lonie Ellis
2024
Education
Aquinas High School
Advanced Regents Diploma
Pratt Institute
Pre College Program
Maine College of Art and Design
BFA, Graphic Design
Maine College of Art and Design
Masters in Arts of Teaching, Art Education
Bronx, New York
2017
Brooklyn, New York
2016-2017
Portland, Maine
2021
Portland, Maine
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